Great Alaska Energy Challenge

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2012 Great Alaska Energy Challenge! If you would like to learn more or are interested in entering a non-residential building into the competition, contact Shaina Kilcoyne at s.kilcoyne@realaska.org.

The Challenge is a competition where similar facilities can compete against each other to see who can lower their overall energy use! The 2012 contest, open to businesses and other commercial buildings, ran from October 15, 2012 to March 31, 2013…when our energy bills are at their highest.

Biggest Loser – Heat: the team that reduces their heating energy use per square foot per heating degree-day by the largest amount.

Biggest Loser – Electricity: the team that reduces their electricity use per square foot by the largest amount.

Lowest Use – Heat: the team that uses the least heating energy per square foot per heating degree-day.

Lowest Use – Electricity: the team that uses the least electricity per square foot.

Reductions can be through conservation (unplugging equipment that is not in use) and/or energy efficiency (installing more efficient lighting). By May 1, 2013, contestants will need to submit copies of all bills from October 15, 2012 through March 31, 2013.

Representatives of REAP and of AEA made the final determination of winners and retain the discretion to adjust contest procedures with the knowledge of the participants in order to account for unseen, but important factors.